Commas in Direct Address (2)
Students often forget to insert commas when doing the following things:
- Addressing the reader in a blog post.
Wrong | Correct |
Hi everyone it's me again. |
Hi everyone, it's me again. |
- Addressing the reader in a letter.
Wrong | Correct |
Hubert you won't believe what happened next. |
Hubert, you won't believe what happened next. |
- Writing dialogue for a short story.
Wrong | Correct |
Pamela said, "Be careful Leroy the raccoon might have rabies." |
Pamela said, "Be careful, Leroy, the raccoon might have rabies." |
"Shawn be careful!" screamed Tonya. |
"Shawn, be careful!" screamed Tonya. |
"Ross do you really love me?" asked Jennifer. |
"Ross, do you really love me?" asked Jennifer. |
Vivian said, "Donald you're a jerk." |
Vivian said, "Donald, you're a jerk." |
Instructions for the Quiz
- Login to the quiz.
- In the text box, write three lines of dialogue. Each sentence should start with a tag. Furthermore,
- In the first line, the speaker should use a term of direct address at the beginning of their sentence.
- In the second line, the speaker should use a term of direct address in the middle of their sentence.
- In the third line, the speaker should use a term of direct address at the end of their sentence.
Your finished work should look very much like this:
Nicolas said, "Mom, can we get a dog?" Judy said, "The problem, Captain, is that the ship is sinking." Gertrude said, "That's dangerous, Jeff!" |